2006-12-09 00:20:40 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
WOW. what a question. what genre? I suppose jaco pastorious has got to feature as a top bass player as a lot of bassists have copied his style. then you've got the king of slappers Stanley Clarke, who invented the slap. what about Jonas helborg he has a variety of different styles and teqniques also plays indian styles.
perhaps one of my fav' is Wojtek Pilichowski from poland he is so funky. so who is the best? well thats an individual choice and can only be chosen on popularity.
2006-12-09 00:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by albertpbody 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Entwistle, no contest. He defined bass playing and took it to the forefront as an instrument. Never content with the usual dum dum dum....in the background he weaved a melodic tapestry in and out of Keith Moon's drumming and Pete Townshend's ecstatic rhythms on the guitar. The bassists mentioned post 1970's all owe The Ox a nod of if not reverence at least an appreciation of defining what the bass is capable of doing in music.
2006-12-09 08:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by MadManMoon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but all these people are F***ING RETARDED. Les Claypool is the only answer that would be accepted in the music business. Everyone should be slapped! If you want a name, look up Victor Wooten. Hands down, no contest, the best bassist ever.
Still laughing at Shavo, Lemmy, etc. For God sake, Daron Malakian had to record bass parts for these last albums because Shavo couldn't....and the best parts are simple!
2006-12-09 10:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by youdontneedtoknowme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please god, dont say Flea just cos he's the only bassist you've ever heard doing a solo. There are many many more great bass players, that Flea is shamed by...who can say who's the best but some greats are:
Charles Mingus,
Stanley Clarke,
Squarepusher a.k.a. Tom Jenkinson (he makes super-fast drum and bass, but he plays absurdly smooth bass over it)
Les Claypool from Primus.
The list goes on, but it is definately not lemmy or flea, k?
2006-12-09 09:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by Dommo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how you're defining it. A couple of favourites are Jaco Pastorius and John 'The Ox' Entwhistle. Oh yeah, and Danny Thompson who played with Pentangle and then on all those classic John Martyn albums. But the list could go on...
2006-12-09 08:27:51 · answer #5 · answered by jane c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Entwhistle
2006-12-09 11:47:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flea of the Chilis, the Ox of the Who, Shavo Odadjian of System, of a Down, and Adam Clayton of U2
2006-12-09 08:34:30 · answer #7 · answered by Ansley119 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chris Squire from Yes anyone that can play a fret less bass has my vote.
2006-12-09 08:35:27 · answer #8 · answered by Louis K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though I don't like the band especially, it has to be John Entwhistle of The Who - surging, plunging, all round the fretboard stuff, while still keeping the band driving forward.
2006-12-09 08:45:01 · answer #9 · answered by stevedukenew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les Claypool.
2006-12-09 08:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by Thrill37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋